HR Advisor - Think Specialist Recruitment : Job Details

We have an exciting HR Advisor job opportunity based across sites in the Edmonton/Enfield area, supporting circa 250 employees and working closely with the People and Culture Manager and supporting the senior leadership team and department managers. Working in an educational setting, the organisation has ambitious plans centred around their People strategy and this role will play an important part in successfully delivering key elements.

They are looking for a competent HR professional with strong ER knowledge coupled with generalist HR experience, ideally at HR Advisor level or with the competence to move up into an Advisory role. There is scope for progression and development, plus the chance to work in a unique, supportive environment.

Role overview:

• Ensure ER cases are handled to a high standard, with advice from the People & Culture Manager and external partners, when required
• Ensure decisions made by managers are fair, reasonable and consistent, and in accordance with internal policies
• Set up and manage HR systems and ensure they're used effectively
• Ensure the people data held within HR systems is accurate and compliant
• Review, update, make easily available, and uphold people policies and procedures
• Respond to HR queries accurately and in a timely manner, and oversee/support the HR Administrator with managing the HR Hub
• Provide reports to senior leaders on ER cases
• Oversee the effective management of the employee absence line by the HR Administrator and ensure absences are accurately recorded
• Ensure Return to Work meetings are held in a timely manner, supporting managers when necessary, and ensuring people are given appropriate care and support
• Regularly review absence levels with senior leaders and proactively alert leaders to any emerging trends or cause for concern
• Oversee and support the HR Administrator
• Oversee preparation of contracts, and payroll data by the HR Administrator, checking and sending to the relevant stakeholders
• Supervise and quality assure the work of the HR Administrator, completing essential HR admin in their absence
• Support senior leaders/the People & Culture Manager in making occupational health referrals
• Meet regularly with senior leaders to discuss people and culture at campus level, and provide guidance and support as required
• Support people managers in recruiting and onboarding new team members (permanent, agency, temporary)
• Train people managers in interview and selection techniques
• Oversee an exceptional onboarding process, ensuring new starters are welcomed and inducted effectively and in accordance with our vision, mission and values
• Proactively support people managers with employees on probation, ensuring regular, quality performance reviews and end of probation paperwork
• Support managers and team members in identifying learning needs and recommending appropriate learning solutions
• Support the coordination and delivery of in-house CPD, leadership development and L&D activities
• Deliver in-house training sessions

Candidate requirements:

• Strong working knowledge of ER and employment law
• Previous experience at HR Advisor level or similar (or ready to step up into)
• CIPD Level 5 desirable but study would be supported
• Good all-round, generalist HR experience

Think Human Resources is the HR division of Think Specialist Recruitment, an independently owned recruitment business. The HR division is responsible for recruiting permanent, temporary and contract roles within the field of Human Resources including; HR Administrator, HR Assistant, HR Advisor, HR Business Partner, HR Manager, Head of HR, Employee Relations, talent, internal recruitment, Learning and Development, Compensation and Benefits/Reward and Recognition.